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Daily Palace - Selhurst's Slow Starters, Dynamic Doak, Muñoz in the Midlle
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As they do everyday, Wale, Joe, Alex, and Dan are discussing the latest goings on at the Mighty Palace
In this Episode: Joe and Wale celebrate Palace's home draw against Marc Cucurella, Bob Sanchez and 9 of out of form adolescents, before discussing Chalobah's potential Chelsea recall and Palace's interest in Ben Doak.
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Introduction to Daily Palace Podcast
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello, welcome back to the Daily Palace podcast, brought to you by the Global Sports Podcast Network. I'm Joe Lodge, a rogue artificial intelligence bot misprogrammed by the Russian government to spread misinformation about Jean-Philippe Mateta's goal record.
00:00:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
With me today is the, I'm assured, real Wale Vakare. How you doing, mate?
00:00:28
Wale Bakare
Oh, wonderful. Great to see you.
00:00:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great to see you too, mate. Great to see you too.
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Match Overview
00:00:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Today, we're going to talk about Palace's triumphant 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Salhurst before addressing a couple of interesting transfer rumours. So, the Eagles gained their second point of the season against the so-called pensioners, average age 23, with John Philippe Mateta scoring in the 82nd minute And so that was first half goal from Cole Parver. What did you think of this one, Wally?
00:01:05
Wale Bakare
Well, so it was ah was a good game. It was a game where, realistically speaking, Palace, of you just don't want to lose the game. And sometimes it's also about how not how you do not lose the game or I don't know whether I'm saying something correct there but ah it was about how you know the performance was also very very was also going to be very important and you know just as we've seen with palace over the last couple of weeks but of course the
00:01:41
Wale Bakare
terrible loss to Arsenal. It was, you know, ah relatively a short performance just at the level the Palace have played, especially against the top sides this season. We saw it early on this season, the game against United, against Chelsea. Saw it recently against Man City and um Chelsea, even though, you know, a lot of their fans would argue they are on a poor run of form considering they haven't been able to get a win in the last couple of games but Palace held their own in that game. Chelsea, yes, maybe had a couple of chances, but you could make the same argument for Palace, even though Palace had about 38. They're about possession of the ball. ah They were still very much a threat you know going forward.
00:02:27
Wale Bakare
It took a while before things started to gel and off the top of my head, I could mention you know a couple of chances where Palace could have gotten a call, Eizé could have scored. you know ah There was ah the the chance for a couple of other players as well. so um It was just a game where the result was important.
00:02:47
Wale Bakare
um With the way things have gone in the last couple of weeks, aside from the loss against Arsenal, it's a situation where Palace would just you know want to keep ah the momentum going, avoid those losses before the Arsenal game was one loss in nine games, I think. So it was important to you know get back into some ah you know favorable result zone and they did that against
Analyzing Crystal Palace's Second Half Performance
00:03:11
Wale Bakare
Chelsea. Chelsea of course as expected had most of the ball created a lot of chances but they definitely knew that Palace were a threat every time they went forward and it was a deserved point at the end of the day.
00:03:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep. I agree. I agree with that analysis. Well, they deserve point is, is the best summary. I think, um, definitely a game of two halves. I think we shouldn't over celebrate it. Say it's a Chelsea, uh,
00:03:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Talented, but basically a team of of children and a team of children who lost 2-0 to know so Ipswich in their previous match. at that So that they've kind of fallen from title contenders in our estimation to, yeah, maybe a bit more of a realistic assessment of them, which is a talented work in progress. um But I think Palace showed, if you're gonna kind of have a game of two halves,
00:04:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
and have a draw. You want to be the team that played kind of well in the second half and have dug yourself out. Just psychologically, it feels better than being the one who starts well and throws it away.
00:04:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Palace weren't great in the first half. Nothing deeply so troublesome, but kind of just lacking intensity defensively and with the ball.
00:04:24
Wale Bakare
you
00:04:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Looks a bit ponderous on it and and Chelsea kind of came at them. quicker than they're ready to handle I think when they got the ball and that was summed up in that that goal which was came from some amazing work from Jay and Sancho down the left with um the little dummy Sal Richards but from that point you kind of you don't want to overly critique the palace defense because it's such a good skill and you you don't want to detract from that but I think from there
00:04:46
Wale Bakare
or
00:05:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
once, once Sancho's beaten Richards for the second time, then the crowd's a bit slow to get across, to close the space behind him, and Gay is a bit slow to get across, to close the space that the crowd's vacated, which is where Palmer scores from. But after that, sort of past pair of much more intensity, much more aggression, um pressed kind of almost better than we've seen them all, all season, and create You know, as you say, Chelsea missed some chances, but Palace missed some equally good ones.
00:05:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think the XG you had it as about 1-1. Fair reflection. Both teams will, I think, come away and think, well, you know, could have had chances to win it, could have been worse.
00:05:46
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:05:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think, yeah, against ahgainst a talented Chelsea side, it's a it's a good performance. It's not one of the ones that remember at the end of the season and be like oh that was what a magical day that was but i think it was it was very professional very solid performance from from palace uh which players stood out for you in this one while they
00:06:08
Wale Bakare
Well, ah a couple of players, because Jean-Philippe Mateta, you got the goal. I was ah was
00:06:16
Wale Bakare
i was I was particularly happy for him, but more happy for you that he got the call. and ah you know ah Daniel Munoz was another who played well again. He looked like he was getting back to that level that you know he was towards the end of the last season. um There's been a lot of criticism you know in his, way gone his way this season with the kind of performances that is ah put out.
Challenges in Crystal Palace's Game Strategy
00:06:45
Wale Bakare
But then that that's not just for Muñoz, there were a lot of criticism for Tyrek Mitchell at the start of the season, you know question max over, ah Will Euse and you know a couple of the other players. It did seem like the confidence generally was a bit ah low at the start of the season but
00:07:01
Wale Bakare
Munoz is, you know, getting into those areas and those spaces that we know him to be able to get into, you know, um joining the attack, giving the opposition defense a lot of things to ponder on. And, you know, it's just ah it's just that it's is it's been a great outlet. It's been in a great outlet again, you know, for the team. And ah it was, you know, amazing against Chelsea, maybe arguably the you know, one of the best players on the pitch, you've known the best.
00:07:29
Wale Bakare
Of course, Tariq Mitchell had a great game, very GSA. Jefferson Lemma was one. I enjoyed, you know, watching him.
00:07:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:07:36
Wale Bakare
He's always, you know, giving energetic, um you know, a short performances on his day. but But it was just, um you know, ah it did look like the one that held that midfield together in that game against Chelsea. Dokore wasn't at the level that we know him to be. So Lemma was very important, ah you know, in that game against Chelsea. And ah overall, you know, ah but those are some of the players that that did good for me. Munoz maybe the the one that really stood out. But as you said, it wasn't a game where Palace, you know,
00:08:11
Wale Bakare
played well through the game. It was a much better performance in the second half. The first half was one where Chelsea dominated. I just worry about, you know, we were spoken so much about, you know, Palace dragging themselves back in games although against Chelsea, w maybe you could argue a better side considering the array of players that they've gotten by the sheer size of the club. ah You could argue that maybe against Chelsea it was, you know, great for Palace, you know, getting themselves back after going one goal down and maybe even putting themselves in a situation where they could have snapped a victory but
00:08:51
Wale Bakare
We've seen a lot of games this season where, you know, pilots have gone down, have had to, you know, rally themselves. But when you speak to a lot of players, I tell you, that's a lot of energy, you know, having to do that time and time again. And that was something we saw against Chelsea. ah There's been very few games, far too many few games this season where pilots have been out of the blocks from the start, you know, dictated the tempo, gotten the goals that they wanted. Remember the victory against Tottenham, even when Palace got forced, it was, you know, labored all through the rest of the game because Tottenham kept, you know, hammering them. And
00:09:27
Wale Bakare
I think even Ipswich was was a tough one. you know So there's not been many games where Palace have dominated things you know from the start and you know you could say they've had an easy victory except for maybe ah the League Cup games, are the one against QPR and I think the one earlier on.
00:09:44
Wale Bakare
but I just wonder whether maybe that has to be the next step for Olivier Glastner. Yes, teams like Chelsea, even though the Premier League is you know is is getting more and more difficult, but there has to be games where you you have to play you know you have to play better. We saw Palace against Southampton the other day.
00:10:06
Wale Bakare
Southampton you know could have gotten something out of the game. They had their chances as absorb well. But of course, Palace were the better side. But we saw Bournemouth against Southampton. Bournemouth Yeah, they're playing well at the moment.
00:10:18
Wale Bakare
They've never really been so far away from Palace and, you know, the where they're finishing in the league and all of that. So but that's where Palace should be looking at getting. There should be games that you will find easy.
00:10:30
Wale Bakare
There should be games that, you know, you would wrap up with relative ease, so to speak. But, of course, against Chelsea, it was always going to be difficult.
00:10:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:10:39
Wale Bakare
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:10:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think, as you say, that's definitely a priority for Palace Now.
00:10:40
Wale Bakare
think, like you said, that
00:10:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll be trying to get yeah non-difficult points. As you say, not not going down, it seems like Southampton, not having those lapses of concentration, which should be doable because I think the structure's pretty sound.
00:11:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is usually kind of little individual moments. um So yeah, I think that should be should be something they can address and I'm sure will be a focus. Going back to the players who picked out as the stars of the game, I completely agree. Munoz and Mateta are definitely the two standouts of what Munoz played with amazing energy all game. His kind of crossing was there and on point it was him that created that chance as they really should have scored prior to the equalizer. But what I found really interesting about Munoz's performance in the game was
00:11:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
the kind of role he was playing pressing.
00:11:43
Wale Bakare
Wow.
00:11:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not sure if that's just how it happened on the day or if it's something they've worked on tactically. But he felt to me like he he was coming inside to to press quite a lot rather than sort of pressing the the left back or whatever, he was kind of pressing Kaiseido or Enzo and picked their pockets.
00:12:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
And and that was that was kind of what triggered Cup of Palace's most dangerous moves of the game, including the one that ultimately results in Mateta's goal.
Munoz's Impact in Chelsea Match
00:12:13
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:12:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think it's, is it palm-read dispossessors for that one? Be like pressing in those kind of errors.
00:12:18
Wale Bakare
Yeah, what's wrong with you?
00:12:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. um
00:12:22
Wale Bakare
It's just...
00:12:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's like, I think that's quite an interesting thing because it gives, Palace's problem sometimes has been a centimetre jumping or both centimetres jumping to press in those areas. And then it's like, it's great when they win the ball, but when they don't, they've got this big gap for them to play like Cole Palmer. You don't want running at you in that kind of space. And, um sort of leaving that gap on the left feels a bit less dangerous with a sort of right center back covering they can kind of play life a back four. And he clearly has the tenacity and energy to do it all game. So I think that's something interesting to keep an eye on going forward. And then Beteta, as we say, is just like great to see him in the goals. And I think it was a great target man performance for him. And this one hasn't, Palace haven't always been
00:13:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
eager to use or haven't always had great joy in finding that kind of long ball out to Mateta this season but this game I think he won eight of the nine headers he contested or something that he just yeah put himself about like a proper big man and it was good good to see in my opinion
00:13:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah With that, I think, as I'd like to leave everyone thinking about John Fleet Mateta, ah we'll have a little word from Zencast.
00:13:40
Wale Bakare
um so you we try
00:13:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
It'll be great. The best marketing strategy for Zencast now are our lovely sponsors. If we can associate them with John Fleet Mateta in listeners' heads, oh you can't get a better endorsement than that.
00:13:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's hear from them now.
00:14:05
Wale Bakare
I'm sure you will try.
00:14:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
So drilling down a bit more into that first half performance while they like some Maresca from Chelsea and the general mood in their camp seems to have been that they could have been out of sight by half time and a bit disappointed with the draw on account of that. If they're finishing up a bit better, maybe they could have been to even free up.
00:14:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did you see anything there that particularly concerned you for palace going forward?
00:14:49
Wale Bakare
Well, yeah, as as I said, it's about starting games strong. It's about ah understanding that you know the game is 90 minutes. ah You could find yourself in situations where you're completely blown out um ah in the first half if you you know don't, although for some reason Palace have been quite lucky you know this season.
00:15:14
Wale Bakare
The game game is united, I remember. United could have been out of sight in the first half of the game. Leicester got two goals ah to take the lead then. Palace were fortunate to get two goals back. But um we've seen so many performances even against teams you know you know around Palace and the table.
00:15:37
Wale Bakare
or teams around Palace in terms of stature and quality where ah they they haven't you know gotten off the blocks quick enough. and and that A team like Chelsea on their day could really punish that, but Chelsea are not in a great run of format woman as well.
00:15:53
Wale Bakare
ah and In fact, what they've had in the last couple of weeks is teams getting back into the game and them not finishing the game as strong as they should. we solve that I remember seeing their game against Fulham and once it was towards the end of the first half, the vast majority of the second half,
00:16:11
Wale Bakare
Fulham were at the side that were on top against Chelsea and we've seen that in some of their games where Ipswich were very much over them. you know From the very start they are outside that could get rattled if you really, and just as we saw it in the in other parts of the game, you know we spoke about Munoz there looking like he did take matters into his own hands and just thought you know, we'll rattle these guys and I love the other players and the team kind of follow too. So ah it's just that part of not starting games strongly, um showing too much respect to the opposition, especially when they're there for the taking. Of course, if you're playing CT, if you're playing Liverpool, maybe Arsenal, you do't understand the that if you're a big conservative in the first
00:17:02
Wale Bakare
couple of minutes of the game but you know Chelsea the the system that they play at the moment they' they're there for the taking they've got defenders that were you know not just respect to them playing Tossen was playing in Fulham you know just just last season uh DeSasi isn't you know isn't great uh and and Maquokurra is not the same level as he was so but They've got that gap at the back. Yes, Caesaro has been fantastic for them this season, mopping things up, but even he's lost balls a couple of times. Even the almighty Palmer can lose balls, as we saw in the build up to the game. So we're there for the taking, but for some reason, you know the Palace just don't start games really strong this season, and know and that that's something that concerns me.
00:17:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
but You've led me on nicely to my next question there. whileley I think that's a good analysis, as you say.
00:17:58
Wale Bakare
yeah
00:18:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is about
Neutralizing Cole Palmer's Influence
00:18:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
intensity at the start of the game, really, for Palace. I think that's all it is, rather than something mean tactical. It's just about getting in the right mindset. But, as you said, Palmer can lose balls.
00:18:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
For argument's sake, whats to ask if I were to say to you, the turnaround in the game, there's nothing to do with Palace's performance and form. It was just... Cole Palmer was at it in the first half, and when Cole Palmer's at it, Chelsea are unplayable. But he wasn't at it in the second half, and when he's off it, Chelsea aren't much of a team. Would you agree with that, or do you think it it is, do you think the reason that he didn't influence the game in the second half like he did the first was to do with Palace's performance?
00:18:49
Wale Bakare
Well, um it it could be a bit of both, ah but yeah, it did seem like it wasn't in the best form, but then you could also put that down to...
00:19:00
Wale Bakare
ah The fact that you know, there wasn't much space for him as you would get ah You know in in other games that is featured fantastically for Chelsea um Palace once they settled began to fight for every ball began to you know um go at every Chelsea player pound for pound, you know just to borrow the word from boxing but but um That was something that we just that was something that affected Parma's game to to some extent. And for a player like Parma, you don't want to afford them the space. And Palace learned quickly ah that they couldn't afford them the space. So yes, it wasn't at the level that would you would or that you would be normally or that we know is capable of reaching.
00:19:55
Wale Bakare
But ah there's also the thing about the opposition stifling you, making things tough for you, ah making sure that they're in your face every time you've got the ball. And ah that was exactly it. He darlyed on the ball to some extent, and Pallas won the ball and off the team went and and got the equalizer. So it was a bit of both. And that has to be the the plan when you play Chelsea. um Palmer,
00:20:24
Wale Bakare
has been the most, so has been the outlet and since last season. Yes, Jadin Sancho is creating some chances for them as well at the moment. ah Nettle not so much on the other side, but Palmer is their star man. And I'm sure a lot of teams go into games against Chelsea with a plan to stop Palmer. And it at the start of the game, it didn't look like Palace had a plan, but as the game went on,
00:20:51
Wale Bakare
the plan manifested and you know he just couldn't do as much as he would normally so kudos to the to the Palace team for making sure that things were difficult for him in that game.
00:21:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think you're right. I think the difference was really palace, locking in, getting into gear and and... just being a little bit more focused and aware of of where he was in the first half.
00:21:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And and the same reflected him. Realistically, he's not Chelsea's only threat.
00:21:21
Wale Bakare
No.
00:21:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
You look at how look how dangerous Sancho and Netto were and in that first half. You say Netto's not perhaps been the consistent threat Sancho's been this season, but there are a couple of moments that first half running in Mitchell where you thought he can cause serious problems.
00:21:35
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:21:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
and both of them were was shut down as well and so I don't think it can be just that Palace kind of put everything into shutting Palmer down and that stopped Chelsea playing or that Palmer was just off it.
00:21:47
Wale Bakare
will
00:21:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Palace basically were more intense, were more aggressive and were tighter to their players in those one-on-ones and you know getting tight to those players doesn't always pay dividends. There's a risk getting tight as riches learn if you get tight a little bit too late to play like Jake and Sanjo you get punished but they execute it well in the second half and I think they really did a good job of stopping Chelsea's best players playing.
00:22:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going to stop ah podcasting for a brief interlude now. Take a word from the network, and then we'll come back to discuss some transfer rumors.
00:22:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we're now in the January transfer
Crystal Palace Transfer Rumors
00:22:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
window where we get excited about pointless and mediocre transfers, like with kids finding a Spider-Man temporary tattoo in a packet of candy sticks.
00:23:04
Wale Bakare
but
00:23:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
There have been a few rumors surrounding Palace in recent days, but we're just going to pull out a couple of biggens to talk about here. Firstly, Chelsea, ever-the-saw drawers are reportedly interested in recalling Trev Chalibert to help combat a defensive injury crisis that saw them start 18-year-old Josh Achanpong at chin po ah the weekend. ah Firstly, how much do you think ah this would impact Palace while they, and two, do you think it feels vindictive from a Chelsea team, disappointed they didn't beat Palace at the weekend?
00:23:41
Wale Bakare
Well, but first of all, I should say that it doesn't seem like a concrete decision as we're made. yes so is Is the news coming out of Coburn?
00:23:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no, no. I know.
00:23:52
Wale Bakare
Do they still use Coburns, by the way? Is the news coming out from Chelsea you know that they might be considering it, which you know sounds like a common-tensical thing to do, especially with the number of injuries that they've had in the fence.
00:24:06
Wale Bakare
I think at the moment they've got just a level call, we'll Those are the options that they've got.
00:24:17
Wale Bakare
And they've had to recall one of the you know young defenders from Boca Juniors.
00:24:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:21
Wale Bakare
So maybe that might be something they they would want to look at.
00:24:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:26
Wale Bakare
but what What we've seen with Mareska is quite clear as to players he maybe isn't certain will be playing.
00:24:38
Wale Bakare
A couple of them who felt, well, I'll fight for my sport, even after everything pointed at them not, you know, featuring the team, they they've found themselves to blame the likes of, you know, there's been a number of players who I haven't been able to get into the team when and it's been quite clear they wouldn't. I'm not really sure that Chaloba would have gotten reassurances at the start of the season that it was going to be part of the plants and it would still have wanted a long move to Palaiso. I'm not really sure if at the start, I don't know what the conversation between Chaloba and Maresca was at the start of the season, that will be a major factor into whether you know they would want to recall him. but
00:25:23
Wale Bakare
ah But at the end of the day, I think they will be fine. They've got to, you know, make do with what they have. They, Quesado could fill in that center back, it's done that a couple of times. I'm not entirely certain they will be looking at bringing a child over back. There's also the questions of, you know, ah the the fees, you know, and all that that that it wasn't that. That must have been a major reason. They thought, you know, what palace will let you handle the Shilohba fees for the season.
00:25:49
Wale Bakare
so um and and and they they must be looking at because ah um They must be looking at getting some money off these players that they developed. you know ah It will be a lot of profit if they get to sell a player like Shilohba for some money and you you want him finishing his loan.
00:26:06
Wale Bakare
to maybe look at the option of eventually selling him. So um but I'm not sure that's one that they will really consider. They're not at a very they're not um in a very dire situation to really warrant them necessarily calling black child over.
00:26:22
Wale Bakare
it's It's a very tricky one, especially with Chalupa's injury troubles and you know worries as well. it could It could be back at Chelsea and being injured the next week. So I'm sure that's something that ah they they would really look, although he's found a way to stay feet after you know the the first couple of weeks of the season when he joined Palace. But as I said, um um I don't really think they are in that dire situation where they would look at Chalupa and say, we really need you back as soon as possible.
00:26:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, um i'm not I'm not convinced it's a serious, this recall story. I think it might be, as you say, I mean, Glaston sounds relaxed about it. um And so he should be, because they have got, they have got options, you say, tote nada bao, maybe isn't brilliant, or the sassy might be quite a level of Chelsea want them to be, but they're acceptable backups, while they wait for the others to get out of injury.
00:27:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then when when the full complement of centre backs have back fit, they've got tons of them. um So then you put it back to, I don't, I suspect, um based on nothing in particular, that this is a bit of a cheeky leak, weaving and dealing, and that they are going to that what they would quite like is to put pressure on Palace to make a permanent deal for Caliber because as as you were alluding to there Chelsea's finances are kind of always seem to be built on a knife edge and they need to shift players constantly to satisfy their addiction to so bringing them in and Caliber is one they probably will be looking to shift and it kind of
00:27:58
Wale Bakare
and
00:28:07
Wale Bakare
yeah
00:28:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
sort of maybe says to Palace, make a permanent deal for him or risk losing him early.
00:28:19
Wale Bakare
And I thought,
00:28:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if I think if the deal's right, go for it, Palace.
00:28:23
Wale Bakare
um And I'll tell you what, Joe. see ah Many years ago, the um the gossip column of a lot of you know news websites used to be something towards July and then towards January. But then because of the volume of readership that he brought, it became a you know, an all-season long thing.
00:28:44
Wale Bakare
And, you know, trust me, that there's a lot of transfer rumours that there's really no substance to them, but they just crop up from nowhere.
00:28:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:55
Wale Bakare
we But and I won't be surprised if if this is one of it. It's just somebody, you know, putting two and two together. They've got injuries. They've got a player on loan. ah They might be looking at bringing him back.
00:29:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
and you with Twitter, every every fan of the journalist.
00:29:07
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:29:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
So there is there is fire without smoke quite often these days.
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Wale Bakare
my
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Global Sports Podcast Network
um Moving on to a different transfer story. ah Palace have also
Potential Acquisition of Ben Doak
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reportedly had a yeah 15 million pound bid rejected for airship born Middlesbrough winger Ben Doak. Doak is 19 which is young even in Scottish years and on loan from Liverpool and Palace are said to be preparing a second offer of 20 million for him. Would that be good business? Think of that over the line for you are they?
00:29:44
Wale Bakare
Well, yeah, it would be actually, because it's a great option. you know And he's one for the future, definitely. He's obviously talented. He's shown glimpses of that with Liverpool, and then, you know, on his loan move to Middlesbrough.
00:30:02
Wale Bakare
It was one of the shining lights of you know the last international break for Scotland. They don't get many these days after. ah you know Well, I should say we don't get many these days after having the qualifiers ah for the Euros. But I just wonder whether but something Liverpool will be willing to do. ah Liverpool, ah the reporters that Liverpool are holding out for 30 million pound uh price for uh bender if switch we here have also made a bit of 16 million palaces looking at 20 next uh i'm not entirely sure where the lupar are looking to do any january business themselves so ah they might not really be under that that pressure to sell if he does well admittance bro up until the end of the season it will still be 19 it will still command that amount of money And we've seen over the years, Liverpool have a way of doing great business with their young stars. There's a certain Ryan Brewster, or there's no longer a certain Ryan Brewster, who they sold for 25 or 55 million. And you know we haven't heard anything about them ever since. so but but But Ben Durk has shown that it could be a great prospect. ah Palace have been a bit short.
00:31:25
Wale Bakare
oh when it comes to explosive wingers who can you know make something out of nothing, go face a man and you know beat their man. Aside from Eze, maybe Smiler saw on his day, but it doesn't look like that's a kind of game anymore. So it would be a good deal, but I don't know, 30 million looks like a lot, because but it does seem like that's what Liverpool will be assisting on asking him for.
00:31:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Ryan Brewster. What a throwback. Who would have thought the guy who wore a Champions League medal to the Barbers wasn't going to have a long and successful career. I i trust.
00:32:01
Wale Bakare
He kept getting injured, to be honest. Remember, I think he was in the ISGOLS car at FIFA on the 17-world copy. He did look like a good player, but for some reason, I don't know, he just kept getting injured and things just never went good for him.
00:32:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
You made him. Hmm.
00:32:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, i on Doke, I i trust Palace's ability to identify which players in the championship are good championship players and which ones can make the step up. I think they've shown that many times most notably with Eze and Elise. This is obviously a bit different from those signings because he's not a championship signing. He's a signing from Liverpool and one of the benefits of signing players from the championship is the clubs need the money and I at Liverpool don't. So Les, you're in a stronger negotiating position. So I think they could get into a position where Liverpool don't see the upside of selling in front of you in less than quite a lot of money, in which case Palace might think twice about it, just just because it's not a massive priority position for me. It would be a good one's strength for them, but again, it is really
00:33:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
the wing backs. Anything else that Palace really want to be pushing?
00:33:19
Wale Bakare
all the the The other argument or the other thing to consider for Liverpool is it's a player that will be looking at selling actually, because I don't know.
00:33:30
Wale Bakare
I think Elliot is struggling to get in this court at the moment, although he's just gotten back from injury, so I'm not sure there's a lot of...
00:33:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's Joe.
00:33:37
Wale Bakare
um chance or opportunity there for Ben Dork and we we'll be looking at if if he gets the opportunity they will sell him and put a buyback option on maybe as a lot of big clubs do and I just I just expect that they might want to you know hold on hold out for 30 million maybe 25 million might be good for them but if Palace you know ah but does get them that that would be a great move if he stays because
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah it's one of those yeah I think kind of you can see the obvious upsides to it and that I think it would be a reasonable move I don't think it's in the short term I don't think it's the move that stands to benefit Palace the most but it'd be a good place for him to come and develop over it next few years and he does I haven't seen him play that much but when I do he passes the eye test if nothing else he looks direct and sharp and smart so you know i wouldn't be it wouldn't be a terrible move for Palace bye by any means.
00:34:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah What else wouldn't be a terrible move? ah Now we reach the end of the episode is ah to tune in again tomorrow and leave us a five-star review on um spotify as ah Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, a like on YouTube if you have enjoyed our faces and lips moving alongside the sounds this time. And ah yeah, thank you for joining me today, Wylie.
00:35:04
Wale Bakare
chess ball always a pleasure.
00:35:07
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